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Brandon Gray
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 Posted: Fri 06 Apr, 2012 7:57 pm Post subject: Medieval Swords with Threaded Tangs? |
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I've recently read that swords with threaded tangs existed at least as far back as the Renaissance, which surprised me because I've always thought of it as a modern construction method. However, the only examples I can find are hangars and military sabers.
While reading the review of Del Tin 2150 I noticed that "a pommel nut and rosette-shaped plate adorn the top of the pommel" (in reference to the original). Is the "nut" in this case a piece of hardware which secures the tang to the pommel or some sort of decorative piece? When exactly did this type of construction arise?
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Elling Polden
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| Posted: Fri 06 Apr, 2012 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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In the Gladiatoria manual (mid 15th c), there is a plate showing a heavy fighter unscrewing his pommel and throwing it at his foe...
The merit of the tactic aside , it certainly shows that the consept of threaded pommels was known.
"this [fight] looks curious, almost like a game. See, they are looking around them before they fall, to find a dry spot to fall on, or they are falling on their shields. Can you see blood on their cloths and weapons? No. This must be trickery."
-Reidar Sendeman, from King Sverre's Saga, 1201
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Chad Arnow
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Brandon Gray
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| Posted: Fri 06 Apr, 2012 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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I apologize, I didn't think to use the search before I posted this.
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This is a standard topic
